by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 22, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Everyone knew that the 2018 year was going to be the rebirth of professional League of Legends. Franchising was going to bring in tons of new teams along with massively more money and options for players. But before any of that can begin, all the player’s contracts go...
by Jordan Love | Nov 20, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, News, News Section, Videogames
This weekend marked the first-ever PUBG stadium event and it saw some of the biggest names in esports fall by the wayside. In a field that contained Ninjas in Pyjamas, Evil Geniuses, Luminosity Gaming, Team Liquid, C9, TSM and FaZe Clan, it was aAa_pubg that came out...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 10, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
For many fans, SK Telecom’s loss to Samsung Galaxy feels like the end of an era. Faker’s despair after the match, Samsung’s sweep of the finals, and even Longzhu’s sweep of the Korean finals before Worlds all seemed to be showing the fall of legends. But most of that...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 8, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
One of the reasons many fans prefer League of Legends to Dota 2 is that it has far less micromanagement, or if we want to be honest, it’s easier. Runes and masteries were a step towards complexity, and not always a good one. While masteries were understandable for...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 6, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 In every big series, there is at least one game that goes very slowly, and that was this game. Maybe the teams just wanted to feel one another out, or maybe both teams had the jitters about being in the finals, either way, the game went nearly twenty-four...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 2, 2017 | Esports section, Videogames
History repeats itself as Samsung Galaxy and SK Telecom face off once again on the Worlds stage. When they met last year, the finals went the full five games with SKT just eking out the victory, but while some things have changed, some have stayed the same. From...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Nov 1, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
GAME 1 This was not the Samsung Galaxy that so easily defeated Longzhu. It might be a testament to how difficult it is to play a new team compared to a familiar one. Either way, SSG were trounced this game. It was partially because they weren’t playing well, but Team...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 31, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
Riot has had a tough decision to make for a long time. It was brought to the forefront when H2K wrote their first and second letters to Riot threatening the destruction of their team if changes weren't made to the EU LCS. Though Riot was largely quiet about H2K, it...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 31, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
With PUBG smashing Steam records left and right and H1Z1 having just finished holding their invitational at Twitchcon, both games are gearing up towards an entry into esports, but the question remains whether or not they can. While many fans just assume success based...
by Nicholas Armstrong | Oct 30, 2017 | Esports, Esports section, Videogames
The short answer is yes, absolutely Overwatch can fail. It has happened before, and it will happen again. It might seem unlikely with how much money Blizzard has poured into the Overwatch League, but it has happened before. The esports that have risen to huge...
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